Revere officials say district could receive about $850,000 from governor's proposed K'12 package

At the July 21 meeting the superintendent told the Revere School Committee that the governor has proposed another $100 million for K'12 education and that the district expects to receive about $850,000 if the legislature approves the proposal. "We anticipate that we'll get about $850,000 additional from that, which is wonderful," Dr. Kelly said, adding that the allocation still required approval by the House and Senate.

Dr. Kelly and committee members cautioned the committee to treat the money as one-time funding and avoid creating recurring budget obligations. "It is one time funding so we do need to be thoughtful about how we want to spend that," she said, noting the district would not want to restore programs that require ongoing revenue until recurring funding is certain.

Members discussed drafting a letter from the committee to state legislators urging prompt action so the funds could be available for the coming school year; administration said timing matters because late approvals could limit the funds' usefulness. Finance staff explained an appropriation would likely be deposited to the municipal account and then allocated to the schools, and that if the money arrives late in the fall it could reduce the number of months the schools could use the funds for the current year.

The superintendent previewed possible uses under consideration, including restoring principals' discretionary budgets and augmenting early literacy tutoring programs, but emphasized that final decisions would be made after the state bills have formal numbers and the funds are received.